Brogan Coates, a second year marine biology student studying at the University of Exeter, is to join a team of women kayaking the length of Wales collecting plastic as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the damage that single-use plastics cause to our oceans every year.
The campaign, which first happened last year, is organised by ‘Love Her Wild’ an organisation designed to empower women into exploring the world around them.
The whole distance of 241km, from Ellesmere Port to Sharpness, is to be kayaked by a 17-woman team, with Brogan taking part in the last of the...
Back by popular demand Topsham Rugby Club will be hosting their Car Boot Sale on the Bank Holidays this summer (Monday 7th May, Monday 28th May and Monday 27th August) from 9:30 am to 1pm.
Public on foot - free entrance. We would welcome a £1 donation for parking.
Sellers will be welcome to set up at 8am with fees £6 per car and small vans, larger vehicles and trailers at £10 each.
The clubhouse will be open with hot food and drinks available all morning and the Bar will also be open towards lunchtime, with guest ales and longstanding favourites on offer.
Kitty Macfarlane is a Somerset-based singer and songwriter. Her lyrics combine honest snapshots of everyday humanity with the bigger questions that have connected minds and voices for centuries, driven by her own fingerpicked guitar.
As well as the release of her debut EP Tide & Time - featuring Sam Kelly (co-producer), Jamie Francis, Lukas Drinkwater, Maya McCourt and Ciaran Algar, and gaining her first national airplay on the BBC Radio 2 folk show with Mark Radcliffe, and Tom Robinson's show on BBC 6Music - 2016 has seen Kitty complete an extensive national support tour with...
Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, has scooped a prestigious Exeter Living Award.
The Awards, which took place at the Great Hall at the University of Exeter last week, celebrate the best of Exeter. Citizens Advice Exeter won in the charity category, sponsored by Wilkinson Grant & Co Property & Acquisition Agents.
Dennis Mardon, Chairman of Citizens Advice Exeter said: “We are absolutely delighted to win this Award. The charity category was very competitive and we congratulate all the finalists for the work that they have done over the last year....
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Gergana Prodanova from Exeter have been granted an extension to the custody of a 42-year-old Bulgarian man while they continue their investigations.
The man was arrested on Wednesday 10th August 2016 on suspicion of murder in connection with Gergana’s disappearance.
The 38-year-old Bulgarian woman was reported missing on Monday 8th August by work colleagues when she failed to turn up for her work shifts as a housekeeper at the Great Western Hotel in the St David’s area of the city over the weekend of 6th – 7th August.
The NHS Trust that runs community hospitals and community health and social care services across Exeter, Mid and East Devon ranks better than similar Trusts in nearly three quarters of all indicators, according to a national survey of staff published yesterday (23 February).
When compared to other Trusts that run acute and community services, the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust was rated better than average in 23 of the 32 key findings that make up the NHS Staff Survey for 2015.
The Trust was ranked average in nine areas and was not below average in any.
Bystock Pools, one of Devon’s most loved wildlife sites, has been secured for the future by Devon Wildlife Trust. The popular East Devon nature reserve has been saved thanks to a record-breaking fundraising appeal. Generous donations were received from local residents, Devon Wildlife Trust members, the nature reserve’s own team of DWT volunteers and people from far and wide who love Bystock Pools. The well-visited wildlife haven and beauty spot, between Exmouth and East Budleigh, was put up for sale by the landowner in spring 2015, having been leased to Devon Wildlife Trust as a nature...
Ben Bradshaw, MP for Exeter, visited an optical practice in his constituency on Friday 4th December to find out why regular eye tests are so important in preventing blindness.
The Labour MP for Exeter was joined by Nicki Pullen from Pullen and Symes Opticians and Jonathan Drew from Devon Local Optical Committee to see for himself the work carried out at the practice and found out what community eye care can be delivered in opticians beyond regular sight testing which delivers ‘care close to home’ and is easily accessed by local people.
A man was rescued from his car after becoming trapped in flood water near Exeter this morning.
One fire appliance from Exeter Danes Castle, one from Exeter Middlemoor and the boat from Exmouth were mobilised to Burrow Road in Broadclyst at 5.30am, after reports of a person trapped in their vehicle in flood water.
On arrival, fire crews confirmed that the vehicle was in flood water, contact was made with the person trapped inside.
Crews used water safety equipment to escort the male from the vehicle to safety.
Burrow Road has been closed due to the flooding...
Newton Abbot Racecourse has been named as one of the best racecourses in Britain for racehorse owners, after once again achieving Gold Standard from the Racehorse Owners’ Association (ROA).
Out of 60 racecourses in the country, Newton Abbot was one of 12 racecourses to be awarded the accolade, with others including Hamilton Park, Kempton Park and Market Rasen.
The Gold Standard award strives to recognise excellence for owners at each racecourse in the country and looks to improve the experience for racehorse owners year on year.
